Pinney Purdue Field Day

Pinney Purdue Field Day will be taking place on Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at Pinney Purdue Ag Center which is located 5 1/2 miles East of Valparaiso or 1 mile West of Wanatah on US Highway 30 then North 1/2 mile on County Line Road (Porter/LaPorte). Watch for signs.

7:30 – 8:15 am CDT Registration, PARP Sign-up, Exhibits

8:15 – 9:15 am CDT Welcome and Introductions

• Chris Hurt – Ag Outlook: What’s Coming in the Ag Economy for 2014? A New Farm Bill? Crop Prices? Farm Incomes? Land Values? Rents?

9:20 am - 12:00 pm CDT Tours and Program Presentations

• Kiersten Wise – Updates on Corn Disease Management
• Shaun Casteel – Advancing Soybean Yield with Management
• Jim Camberato/Bob Nielsen – Corn N Management and Seeding Rates to Maximize Profit
• Bill Johnson/Bryan Overstreet – Problem Weeds: Herbicide Resistance & Control Strategies (including steps to control Palmer amaranth)
• Fred Whitford – Your Farm Runs on Tires: Products, Pesticides, People

12:00 pm CDT Sponsored Pork Chop Lunch

Visit exhibits & visit with your neighbors Twilight Program

5:30 - 8:00 p.m. CDT Program Presentations

• Tony Vyn – Late-Season Nutrient Uptake in High Yield Corn: Management Implications.
• Travis Legleiter/Bryan Overstreet – Problem Weeds: Herbicide Resistance & Control Strategies (including steps to control Palmer amaranth)
• Fred Whitford – Your Farm Runs on Tires: Products, Pesticides, People You can receive PARP at either the field day or twilight session (not both).

 Exhibits from local agribusinesses, dealers, and ag services companies

 Certified Crop Adviser Continuing Education Units applied for

 Private Applicator Recertification Program (PARP) Credit - This is an opportunity to fulfill 1/3 of your Private Applicator Permit requirements (with payment of $10 fee)

 More information and directions at www.agriculture.purdue.edu/pac/ppac/ or www.ag.purdue.edu/counties/laporte

If you have a disability that requires assistance for your participation in this event, please contact La Porte County CES at 219-324-9407 or Pinney PAC at 219-733-2379 at least 3 days prior to the event.

Purdue University, Indiana Counties and U.S. Department of Agriculture Cooperating An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Institution